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Wednesday, February 19, 2025 3 Important Things to Know About Quitting Nicotine During Times of Stress » Nicotine addiction – whether through smoking, vaping, or another tobacco product – can increase stress levels, and quittin...
Wednesday, February 19, 2025 Triple Threat: The Hidden Dangers of E-Cigarettes, Oral Nicotine Pouches and Heat-Not-Burn Products » A recent article by the American Heart Association sheds light on the concealed risks associated with e-cigarettes, oral n...
Wednesday, February 19, 2025 EX Program by Truth Initiative Delivers Strong ROI in Healthcare Savings in First Year of Engagement » EX ® Program by Truth Initiative, the leading enterprise digital tobacco cessation program, announced resul...
Wednesday, February 19, 2025 Understanding the FDA’s New Announcements on Nicotine Products » The U.S. Food and Drug Administration started the new year with two major announcements: a proposed rule to reduce nicotin...
Wednesday, February 19, 2025 American Lung Association - 23rd Annual “State of Tobacco Control” » The American Lung Association released its 23rd annual “State of Tobacco Control” report ( https://www.lung.org/research...
Thursday, January 23, 2025 Nearly 50% of Young People Resolve to Quit Nicotine in 2025 » Almost half (48%) of young people aged 18-24 are making quitting nicotine a priority for their 2025 New Year’s resolutions...
Thursday, January 23, 2025 Introducing “You Got This Day” for people quitting nicotine in 2025 » After ringing in the new year, many people are striving to fulfil the resolutions they made for 2025. This includes the&nb...
Thursday, January 23, 2025 A Breath of Fresh Air: The Immediate Benefits of Quitting Smoking or Vaping Nicotine » Quitting smoking has countless short- and long-term health benefits, some of which start to impact the body almost immedia...
Thursday, January 23, 2025 New Center to End Corporate Harm Launches at UC San Francisco » The Center to End Corporate Harm brings together scientists who study various health-harming industries, and, in...
Thursday, January 23, 2025 Latest Reports from the New York Bureau of Tobacco Control Highlighting the Return on Investment » An infographic titled Return on Investment of the New York Tobacco Control Program shows how reductions...
Thursday, January 23, 2025 FDA Proposes Significant Step Toward Reducing Nicotine to Minimally or Nonaddictive Level in Cigaret » The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced a proposed product standard to limit the level of nico...
Thursday, January 23, 2025 New Report Finds Most States are Shortchanging Programs Designed to Prevent Kids from Using Tobacco » The Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids, along with the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network, American Heart Associati...
Tuesday, December 17, 2024 As National Sales of E-cigarettes Climb, Report Shows that State Restrictions on Flavored Products a » Data released in a report from the CDC Foundation and Truth Initiative reveal a 47% increase in e-cigarette unit sales at...
Tuesday, December 17, 2024 A Breath of Fresh Air: The Immediate Benefits of Quitting Smoking or Vaping Nicotine » Quitting smoking has countless short- and long-term health benefits, some of which start to impact the body almost immedia...
Tuesday, December 17, 2024 Youth Tobacco Product Use Continues to Decline as FDA Actions Build Momentum » Dr. Brian King, Director of FDA’s Center for Tobacco Products, recently authored a blog post highlighting recently...
Tuesday, December 17, 2024 How to Increase Access to Tobacco Cessation Medications: A Look at Expanding the Prescriptive Author » On December 4th, the Public Health Law Center hosted a seminar titled “How to Increase Access to Tobacco Cessation Medicat...
Tuesday, December 17, 2024 The DIMENSIONS: Nicotine Free-Toolkit from Behavioral Health and Wellness Program » In 2021, 11.5% of U.S. adults smoked cigarettes and 66.5% of adults who had ever smoked cigarettes had quit smoking. The n...
Tuesday, December 17, 2024 Truth Initiative Launches New National Campaign "Outsmart Nicotine" » Truth Initiative unveiled a new campaign Outsmart Nicotine , aimed at preventing youth and young adul...
Tuesday, December 17, 2024 New American Journal of Medicine Commentary: A Practical Guide to Smoking Cessation » A new commentary titled “A Practical Guide to Smoking Cessation”, co-authored by Pamela Ling, MD, MPH, Director of the&nbs...
Tuesday, December 17, 2024 In Victory for Public Health, U.S. Supreme Court Refuses to Hear Tobacco Industry’s Challenge to Gra » On November 25, In a tremendous victory for public health, the U.S. Supreme Court refused to hear a tobacco i...
Wednesday, November 20, 2024 U.S. Retail Sales Data Show 86% of E-cigarette Sales are for Illegal Products » New research from Truth Initiative finds that the overwhelming majority – more than 86 percent – of e-cigarettes on the ma...
Wednesday, November 20, 2024 E-cigarettes: Facts, Stats, and Regulations » While e-cigarette use prevalence has declined significantly since the heyday of JUUL, an estimated 1.63 million middle and...
Wednesday, November 20, 2024 Counter Tobacco Podcast » In this episode , Counter Tobacco talks about the largest monetary settlements in the tobacco prevention and con...
Wednesday, November 20, 2024 Across all 50 States, the Same 5 Disparities in Cigarette Smoking Persist » Across the country, data show a consistent pattern of disparities in cigarette smoking, highlighting the relationship betw...
Wednesday, November 20, 2024 CDC Feature Article Encourages People to Join ACS’s Great American Smokeout® » Share a new CDC feature article . The article encourages people to join the American Cancer Society’s (ACS) Gr...
Wednesday, November 20, 2024 New Motivational "Quitspiration" Cards » Motivational “Quitspiration” Cards are available in Spanish! These cards are meant to inspire and suppo...
Wednesday, October 23, 2024 Vaping Lingo Dictionary: A Guide to Popular Terms and Devices » An estimated 1.63 million middle and high school students currently use e-cigarettes, with 38.4% reporting frequent use. N...
Wednesday, October 23, 2024 E-cigarettes: Facts, Stats and Regulations » While e-cigarette use prevalence has declined significantly since the heyday of JUUL, an estimated 1.63 million middle a...
Wednesday, October 23, 2024 Won’t You Be My Tobacco-free Neighbor? » The National Behavioral Health Network (NBHN) is pleased to share a newly published resource titled,&nbs...
Wednesday, October 23, 2024 NYS Quitline Launches Spanish-Language Texting Service » To help Hispanic and Latinx adults learn how to quit, the New York State Quitline (Quitline) now offers a Spanis...
Wednesday, October 23, 2024 What is the Difference Between Commercial Tobacco and Sacred Tobacco? » Tobacco has a central role in many indigenous communities, making it paramount to distinguish its sacred use from commerci...
Wednesday, October 23, 2024 ASTHO Launches Menthol Capacity Building Site » ASTHO announced the launch of the Menthol Capacity Building web page. As a direct result of the ASTHO and CDC/...
Wednesday, October 23, 2024 Prioritizing Mental Wellbeing Along the Cancer Care Continuum » The National Behavioral Health Network for Tobacco and Cancer Control (NBHN) has just finalized and publ...
Wednesday, October 23, 2024 The American Lung Association Tobacco Cessation Coverage Resources » The American Lung Association has released several additional tobacco cessation coverage resources. A new memo and accompa...
Wednesday, September 18, 2024 Truth Initiative Vaping Lingo Dictionary » The Truth Initiative has developed a resource that provides a list of popular products, as well as terms and phrases that...
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